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Recognised as Colour

#9995B0

  • #9995B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9995B0 is a blue with RGB values 153, 149, 176 and HSL 249°, 15%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9995B0#9995B0
HEX#9995B0
RGBrgb(153, 149, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5843, 0.6902
RGB percentages60%, 58.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(248.9, 14.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 15.3%, 69%)
CMYK13.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,065,328
CSS custom property--colour: #9995B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#666A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F98B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F98AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#95999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACB095
Analogous#959EB0, #A795B0
Triadic#B09995, #95B099
Split complementary#B0A695, #9EB095
Tetradic#B0959E, #ACB095, #95B0A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEDF1
Lighter +20%#D1CFDC
Lighter +10%#B5B2C6
Darker −10%#7D789A
Darker −20%#645F80
Darker −30%#4D4963
Darker −40%#363445
More saturated +25%#897EC7
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R153
G149
B176
Red153 (60%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue248.89°
Saturation (HSL)14.59%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 95 · B B0

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